St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-08
THE QUEEN OF THE LAKE.
Yesterdays Events in and About the
City of Duluth.
NOTED ST. PAUL VISITORS.
Fast Time on Railroads. Divekeeper
in Trouble---J0bbing Houses
Wanted.

ell, Loren FLETCHER, Charles w. JOHN
son, James Gribben. &. l.. Caldwell. j..
III. Thompson, Capt. j. Manner, An
thony Yoerg, r. P. Crane, H. r. Denny,
Thomas L. Blood, Robert Fitzgerald
and Hon. George G. Stone. MessrS.
Langdon, Strait and Beckel are COM
missiOners appointed by Gov. McGill to
inspect the Duluth d. Iron Range rail-
road. Mr.. Stone escorted the party to
Tower and returned with them this
evening. On the passage down the
train was run at the highest
rate of speed ever accomplished
on the road. The largest sized Six-wheel
connected engine was used, and the run
was as follows: Tower to Duluth ninety
seven miles, time two hours and thirty
five minutes; on the main line from
Tower to Two HarbOrs, from st. Louis
river to Bassett lake, nine miles run in
seven minutes and ten seconds; from
CloQuet river to Gakadind, nine miles
run, in seven minutes four seconds.
The party took supper at the st. Louis
hotel at $3.50, and held an informal re-
ceptiOn afterwards. The distinguished
guests left at 10 o'clock this evening for
their homes. When asked about the
recent action of the state board Of rail-
Iodu anu NaiOhOuoC Ooiiiiii"oioHN
appointing an inspector at WASH
burn, Gov. McGill replied with
savage frOwn, ''That is a
subject that know nothing about; that
is l have only heard of it as yet, and
before [ have examined into it thor
Oughly [ do not like to express an
opinion" Speaking of congressional
possibilities, Maj. Strait remarked:
Duluth should be represented; she is
too important place to be ignored, but
what is the matter with her political
standing? She ranks as Republican
city, but on several occasions has rolled
I'D Democratic majoritieS. There's
Whiteman for instance. He is young
and very talented man, but his Demo-
cracy is of too decidedly pronounced
Democratic type to allow of his election
being through any misunderstanding of
his political tenets."
Mai. Denny, eX-United States mar
shall, sad: ''rhat rOadbed is one of the
finest | ever rode upon. There was
scarcely a perceptible jar between
Tower and Two Harbors, and L
am glad that l have been over
the road, because [ can now
speak intelligently concerning it."
MeSsrs. Becker. LangdOn and Strait,
special commissioners say that the road
bed is fully up to the requirements OF
the law, that the equipment is admir-
able, and that from Tower to Two Har-
bors is the finest piece of roadway in
the state. Its official acceptance is only
a matter of form. Gov. McGill de-
clined to say anything relative to the
state prison naStineSS, except that ''tOO
much had already been said about il. F"
George c. Stone, r. Angst, B. z. Crane,
and Charles W. johnson remain here
until tomorrow. The party were thor
Ougly delighted with the trip and
were accompanied on the return by a
number of Duluth grain men, who will
attend a meeting of the warehouse COM
miSSiOnerS at st. Paul tomorrow.
THE CONTEST CASES.
Adjournment in all the contest cases
before the United States land office here
has been taken to Dec. 9. This was done
to enable local officers to catch up with
the routine work which is very heavy.
MAKING FAST TIME.
The track Oh the st. Paul d Duluth
road near Thomson spread yesterday
afternoon and an engine and cars got
off. 1t was reported that they had gone
down a bank near the big trestle, but
this was denied. No minute details of
the accident are Obtainable. Passenger
trains on the st. Paul q Duluth road
have never yet come to grief, and their
limited train is equal to any passenger
train in the state. Yesterday afternoon
the limited had to go out via Superior on
account of the accident at Thomson. AT
West Superior they were delayed for
ten minutes, but Hank Gage, on engine
No. IL and Conductor McAlanuS got the
70 I'm m a nd
seventeen minutes after leaving Rice'S
Point. From the junction to Hinckley.
the distance is siXty-One miles, and they
got over this part of the run in one
hour and seven minutes arriving at
Hinckley close upon the usual time.
The evening train was about one hour
late, but this was not caused by the out
going train. The run is the quickest on
record over the st. Paul d Duluth road,
and only could be made on first class
track.
A TOWER DIVE-KEEPER.
County Attorney Sherwood and Dep
uty Sheriff Free arrived from Tower, the
latter having in custody dive-keeper
named ScOby, who is now safely i'm the
county Jail where he will stay for thirty
days. For some time past the Tower
people have been kicking at his dive,
but it is always difficult thing to OBJ
tain evidence in these cases upon which
conviction can be had. The county at
torney instructed Free to keep watch
upon these men. and when he had col
lected sufficient reliable evidence to ar
rest Scoby, and that he Sherwood
would come up and prosecute the case,
The deputy sheriff Obeyed his orders to
the letter, and in consequence ScOby
was sentenced to pay fine Of $50 and
go to Jail for thirty days. The deputy
says the people need not trouble Them
selves about the manner i'm which the
Vermilion range. Sherwood'S orders
are explicit and strict, and Deputy
Sheriff Free is a man who will carry out
any orders that he may receive from
superior officers. There need be Tic
fear of any repetition of the Gogebic
horrors upon the Vermillion. Public
sentiment up there is decidedly against
dives and dive-keeping.
WANT JoBBING HOUSES.
At a meeting of the chamber of COM
merce this morning communication
from President Hoyt, of the Duluth,
Red Wing & Southern, was read asking
that Duluth be represented in the an
nual meeting Wednesday in st. Paul.
The secretary was directed to go, and
w. r. Baldwin will be the second direc-
tor from Duluth. Another letter, from
Chairman Ely. of Cleveland, of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Sault conven
ton, stated that meeting OF the com
mittee would be held in Washington OF
the opening of Congress, and asked that
Duluth be represented. Received ant
filed. The subject of Duluth and its in
terests was made a special order fol
next Monday. The special committee
OH jobbing houses reported as follows
''That they had secured the prices o.
dock property available for the erection
of jobbing houses on the harbor front
deeming it important to select location:
convenient to the business center ano
deep water, and that the policy of con
centration is desirable; therefore they
had concluded to select block of 20;
feet aft the foot of Sixth avenue ives